Whistle Blower 

A whistle blower and Erin's confidential informant is killed. Danny investigates and a personal angle to his killing is unearthed. Frank exposes an edited video which was disparaging towards the police force.

Director:

Robert Harmon

Writers:

Robin Green (created by), Mitchell Burgess (created by)

Stars:

Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Danny Reagan
Bridget Moynahan	...	Erin Reagan-Boyle
Will Estes	...	Jamie Reagan
Len Cariou	...	Henry Reagan
Tom Selleck	...	Frank Reagan
Jennifer Esposito	...	Jackie Curatola
Amy Carlson	...	Linda Reagan
Sami Gayle	...	Nicky Boyle
Nicholas Turturro	...	Sgt. Anthony Renzulli (as Nick Turturro)
Gregory Jbara	...	Garrett Moore
Roxanna Hope Radja	...	Jenna Milo (as Roxanna Hope)
Jay Patterson	...	Dennis Driscoll
Robert T. Bogue	...	Parker (as Robert Bogue)
Kelly AuCoin	...	Jack Cavanaugh
Adam Scarimbolo	...	Billy Reese

Storyline

A man who is a confidential informant working for Erin is killed. She has Danny investigate to find out if he was killed because it was discovered he's an informant and if so how? When a video that shows a police officer beating up someone comes out, Frank looks into it. First he talks to the officer who says that video was edited to make it appear he was rough on the man. He then learns that the source of the video is a man who has it in for the NYPD and tries to get him to give the actual video.

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Plot Keywords:

beating | jealousy | infidelity | abuse | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

There is a reference to LPR. This stands for License Plate Recognition.

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Goofs

There is no reason for Erin's informant to be taping meetings with her. He would not have been provided a recording device until after he agreed to be an informant - not before. Taping the conversations of his own volition would serve him no purpose.

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Soundtracks

Reagan's Theme
Written by Rob Simonsen

User Reviews

Comes with the job

The main plot line in this Blue Bloods episode involves Donnie Wahlberg and Jennifer Esposito investigating the shooting of a union official. The deceased was a member of the construction trade and he was acting as an informant for that other Reagan family member ADA Bridget Moynahan and she's working closely with her brother on this. She'd like not to think that the deceased activity for her caused her informant's demise.

The question of conscience here is that the deceased came to law enforcement because he was concerned about possible crooked activity in the union. A little bow to On The Waterfront for this question.

Was it connected to his activities? I can say yes and no on this one. I will also say it was something that was not asked of Bridget Moynahan that sets in motion the events that solve this case.

I wasn't crazy about the reason given for the slaying. But I did love the performance of Adam Scarimbolo as the actual shooter. He comes from as long a tradition of criminal activity as the Reagans have in law enforcement. But he's one real bottom feeder.

I'd watch this one mainly for him.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 January 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

45-30 23 Street, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Panda Productions Inc., Paw in Your Face Productions, CBS Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1